Written in Blood
Lessons on Prevention from a Risky World
Forthcoming November 4, 2025
What if the next disaster didn’t have to happen? In Written in Blood, physician and award-winning author Dr. Brodie Ramin explores how tragedies like plane crashes, nuclear accidents, and pandemics often come from human error, ignored warning signs, and weak safety systems. Through real-world case studies and clear explanations, he shows how thinking ahead, recognizing risk, and building stronger layers of protection can help us prevent harm—before it’s too late. More than a book about disaster, this is a guide to thinking differently—so you can make better decisions, build safety into your world, and take control of your own future.
THE AGE OF FENTANYL
Shortlisted for the 2020 Donner Prize
Shortlisted for the Speaker's Book Award
Finalist for the Ottawa Book Prize
One of the 100 Best Books of 2020 (The Hill Times)
"A fascinating, wise, and humane analysis of one of the most pressing health challenges of the 21st century."
― Steven Pinker, Johnstone Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, and author of Enlightenment Now.
NEWS AND EVENTS
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THE PERFECT MEDICINE
Shortlisted for Ottawa Book Award 2022
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Take a deep dive into running - its history, its science and its power to change you for the better. Running really does make us healthier and happier.
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"The Perfect Medicine is a wonderful gem of a book."
-Adharanand Finn, best-selling author of Running with the Kenyans and host of The Way of the Runner
"Part biography, part history, part scientific inquiry, The Perfect Medicine compels you to keep turning the page as Ramin explores wide-ranging aspects of the sport of running from the perspective of a traveler, scholar, physician, and always, avid runner."
-Jonathan Beverly, author and Editor-in-Chief of PodiumRunner"
"Fresh, lyrical, and deeply personal, The Perfect Medicine is a stirring celebration of running -- not just the how, but the many levels of why."
-Alex Hutchinson, best-selling author of Endure
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ABOUT
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Brodie Ramin is a medical doctor and Assistant Professor at the University of Ottawa. He is the author of The Age of Fentanyl and The Perfect Medicine. Brodie lives in Ottawa with his family.
